Brekky blog | Friday, June 16, 2017

News from Tasmania

Launceston weather forecast: The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a partly cloudy day, with a top temperature of 16 degrees. The temperature is expected to drop to about 4 degrees overnight, into a foggy Saturday morning.

The Examiner’s top stories

Web shock A serial sex offender who is continuing to use social media to contact young girls in Launceston has sparked outrage within the community.

► QUEENSLAND: It is said that five servings of vegetables a day are needed to maintain a healthy diet. Well now you can get your daily dose of carrots in your evening’s stiff drink...read on.

WHAT'S UP DOC: Jason Hannay of Flinders Peak Winery and Gen Windley of Kalfresh Vegetables with the newly-created Carrot Vodka.

►VICTORIA: Wangaratta’s mayor is keen for his council to buy the block which hosted the Kelly Gang’s infamous Glenrowan siege in 1880. The Siege Street land that once housed Ann Jones’ Glenrowan Inn, but has been empty of buildings since 1976, is up for sale for the first time since 1952.

The site of the Kelly Gang siege is on the market for the first time in 65 years (left photo Garry Nash Real Estate).

National news

►The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, joined the worldwide lampooning of US President Donald Trump, roasting him over fake polls and having "a Russian guy" as a helper...full story here.

Malcolm Turnbull mimics the US President at the Midwinter Ball in Canberra. Photo: 9news.com.au

► Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew would turn in his grave if he knew about the feud that has broken out publicly in his family, two years after his death...read on.

Yang Lee Hsien Yang is a Singaporean business executive. He is the current Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.Photo Supplied

FACES OF AUSTRALIA: Mark Doherty

It was a weekend patrol on Newcastle’s beautiful Bar Beach, and just like every other until the moment it wasn’t.

Veteran lifesaver Mark Doherty, in his fourth decade patrolling the city beach, had kept his eyes on the surf throughout the day, even after the late afternoon southerly change blew most of the summer crowd off the beach.